Woman faces animal cruelty charges after 22 dogs found in New Hampshire barn without heat, water

Woman faces animal cruelty charges after 22 dogs found in New Hampshire barn without heat, water

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Updated: 12:07 PM EST Jan 3, 2018

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WEBVTT DISCOVERED IT WAS -11DEGREES IN THE BARN.FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MONTHS,IT'S QUIET ON BURNS HILL ROAD INALEXANDRIA.>> BEEN ABLE TO COUNT AT LEASTFIVE DIFFERENT BARKS, BUT I HADNO IDEA HOW MANY ANIMALS WERE INTHERE. REPORTER: 22 GERMAN SHEPHERDSHAD BEEN LIVING IN THE BARN.>> THE DOGS WERE ALL IN WIREPENS WITH NO ROOF OVER THEM, SONO ABILITY TO KEEP THEIR HEATIN. REPORTER: JENNIFER CHOATE ISCHARGED WITH 22 COUNTS OF ANIMALCRUELTY, ONE FOR EACH DOG FOUNDLIVING IN THE EXTREME COLD.POLICE SAY THEIR WATER BOWLS HADBEEN FROZEN FOR HOURS.>> WE ACTUALLY GAVE THEM SOMEWATER THIS MORNING THAT FROZEWITHIN AN HOUR. REPORTER: NEIGHBORS WHO ARE DOGOWNERS THEMSELVES SAY THEYRECENTLY COMPLAINED TO POLICE ASTHE TEMPERATURES STARTED TO GODANGEROUSLY LOW.>> FURIOUS.I'VE BEEN VERY CONCERNED. >> YOU COULDN'T EVEN KICK THESHAVINGS AROUND IN THE PENS.IT WAS JUST A BIG FROZEN MASS OFSTUFF ON THE BOTTOM OF EACH PEN.REPORTER: NO ONE LIVES ON THEPROPERTY.POLICE SAY TWO HORSES OWNED BYSOMEONE ELSE ARE HOUSED THERE,AND ARE BEING PROPERLY CAREDFOR.THE SPCA BROUGHT THE DOGS TO ITSFACILITY IN STRATHAM TO JOINNINE OTHER GERMAN SHEPHERDSSEIZED FROM CHOATE'S BRISTOLPROPERTY LAST MONTH.THOSE DOGS WERE TAKEN AFTER TWOSEPARATE FIRES KILLED 36 OF HERDOGS.THE MAJORITY WERE JUST WEEKS-OLDPUPPIES.POLICE SAY THE DOGS TAKEN TODAYFROM ALEXANDRIA SEEMED TO BE INGOOD SPIRITS, BUT WILL BEEVALUATED AND CARED FOR AT THESPCA.CHOATE IS DUE IN COURT ON THEBRISTOL CHARGE ON THE 22ND, THENTHE ALEXANDRIA CHARGES FEBRUARY12.

Woman faces animal cruelty charges after 22 dogs found in New Hampshire barn without heat, water